Monday, October 5, 2015

Community Safety Inspections (October 1-31)

The Barnard RA Staff will be conducting Community Safety Inspections (CSIs) through the end of October. Residential Life & Housing conducts CSIs three times per year to ensure the safety of our community. During these inspections, the RAs will enter student rooms to check for any potential dangers to the residential community. This commonly includes fire hazards (candles, extension cords, illegal appliances, etc.) and concerns that need to be addressed by Facilities staff (leaks, broken windows, etc.).

While inspecting rooms, RAs are obligated to address any violations that they observe. Each year, the majority of these violations are a result of students possessing items that are prohibited in the residence halls (i.e. microwaves, space heaters, candles, etc). We strongly encourage you to review the list of items that students may not possess in the residence halls.

If you happen to have items that are prohibited, please be sure to remove these items immediately, by either sending them home or donating them to a local charity. RAs are required to confiscate any prohibited items that they come across. Once an item has been confiscated, it cannot be returned to the student.

Any life safety equipment (smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, etc.) and/or window stoppers that have been tampered with, disabled, or removed will result in fines and disciplinary action.

We would like to thank you for working with us to make our community a safer place for everybody to live. Your cooperation and help with conducting the CSIs is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions about CSIs, please feel free to reach out to your RA, Associate Director, or the Residential Life & Housing Office.